Ah, Schturmann Schadenfreude.

It's not like some of us didn't point out that this would happen all for the sake of ridiculous ideology.

If you want cross OS compatibility you're stuck with FAT32. Windows will format cards >32GB with FAT32 but ONLY from the command line, not the GUI. Then it will work on pretty much everything.

The downside is no file bigger than 4GB which rules it out possibly if you're into storing long videos or DVD images on your SD cards.

If you're averse to DOS commands then there's a 3rd party GUI tool at http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/ind...?guiformat.htm

If you're never going to use it as a transfer tool to other devices, then find a live linux CD, boot into that on your PC and you have the option of formatting it with one of the proprietary Linux file systems.